Moderate: samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the related Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allow PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and various information. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: samba (4.15.5). (BZ#2013596) Security Fix(es): * samba: Symlink race error can allow metadata read and modify outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-20316) * samba: Information leak via symlinks of existance of files or directories outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-44141) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and the related Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, which allow PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and various information. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: samba (4.15.5). (BZ#2013596) Security Fix(es): * samba: Symlink race error can allow metadata read and modify outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-20316) * samba: Information leak via symlinks of existance of files or directories outside of the exported share (CVE-2021-44141) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2074
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20316
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44141
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2009673
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2046120
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-2074.html
- https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-20316
- https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-44141